Robert T Chorba
MilitaryB-17 "Maude an' Maria" 42-97387 K8-H. The plane was assigned to 602nd from the end of April 1944 to Feb. 1945.
Back Row (viewer's left to right):
1.1st Lt. W.C. Hancock, Pilot
2.Cpl. J.C. Arndell, Radio
3.Cpl. H.E. Snyder, Waist Gunner
4.2nd Lt. R.T. Chorba, Navigator
5.2nd Lt. W.E. Norby, Bombardier
Front Row (viewer's left to right):
1.S/Sgt A.J. Davis, Engineer
2.Cpl. D.J. Mack, Ball Turret
Handwritten: (G.P.R.-129-1-398) (9-9-44) (HANCOCK CREW). Nuthampstead Ref: A9185.
Nuthampstead Airfield Museum collection
398th Bomb Group Collection via Nuthampstead Airfield Museum. Museum object reference number: USB1-79
Crashed at Uelson on 10/28/44 in B-17 #42-102543, Prisoner of War (POW).
Air medal
Connections
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Unit: 398th Bomb Group 602nd Bomb Squadron
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Maude an Maria
- Unit: 398th Bomb Group 602nd Bomb Squadron
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Stinker Jr
- Unit: 398th Bomb Group 601st Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Prisoner of war camp
- Known as: Stalag Luft III, Sagan, Germany
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Born |
New Kensington, Pennsylvania, USA | ||
Other Prisoner of War (POW) |
Zagan, Poland | 28 October 1944 | Stalag Luft 3 Sagan-Silesia Bavaria (Moved to Nuremberg-Langwasser) 49-11 |
Revisions
Added POW Camp info to the POW event and a S/N from WW2 POW records at the National Archives (NARA).
Added an association to Stalag Luft 3 per WW2 POW records at the National Archives (NARA).
Added a "-" to the A/C tail # in the "Summary biography" to aid clarity & consistency.
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 10176 / MACR 10176; 398th History, Vol II / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database